Week of October 7-11

Dear families,

I hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Thanksgiving weekend is around the corner and this upcoming week we will be completing several numeracy-, literacy- and craft-based activities related to this theme. It will tie in very well with the farm unit we just finished; we are talking about being thankful for the harvests from the fields.

If you have a chance, look at the bulletin board in the hallway to see the wonderful writing your children have done about Farms and themselves. We read, wrote and talked about farm food, farm life, farm animals, and why farms are important. A visit to an apple farm would tie in very nicely with our unit if you have the time! The children will decorate a plaster farm animal of their choice with their Reading Buddies this week to take home.

Related to the Thanksgiving theme was the homework I sent home in Friday's mail bag. I am looking forward to seeing the wonderful turkey puppets the children made at home. This week we will be making an "I am Grateful For..." plate.

We also learned and reviewed the letter sound "Pp" and so far have learned/reviewed the letter sounds SATIP. This week's letter sound will be "Nn." If you have magnetic letters at home it is amazing how many words can be made with those six letters (and this is why we learn them in this order as opposed to alphabetically). We are also learning about the changes that occur in the Fall.

Thank you to my Parent Volunteers this week: Mystery Readers were Luke's mom and Grace's mom, and white bags and snuggle books were done by Clive's mom and Izzie's mom.

If your child will be picked up by someone other than their regular caregiver, please remember to provide me with a note and to let the office know as well. It is very important for your child's safety that we are certain of your child's safe arrival to school and home. Please do not leave it up to your child to tell me that they are "not taking the bus today" for example or that someone different will be picking them up; the school must have a written note and/or the office must be called. Leaving a note in your child's backpack will not guarantee that s/he will remember to give it to me; it is best to call the office and they will let me know. Thank you so much.

The LKS Book Fair is the week after Thanksgiving in the Library during school hours. If you would like your child to be able to purchase a book/books at the Book Fair, please put money in a clearly labelled and sealed plastic bag. Thank you. October's Scholastic Order is due on October 20th and September's order should arrive this week!

I was very happy to see all the wonderful Bedtime Book Boxes that the children have made. They look terrific and are a wonderful way to encourage daily reading at home.

If it is your child's Special/Snack Day remember that it is also their Show and Tell Day.

I hope you have a wonderful week!